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NISMO GT-R RC Race Car Debut – Now Available
After making it’s Super Taikyu debut and track debuts in 2010, Nismo has finally put the finishing touches on the production model Nissan Nismo GT-R RC race car. Coinciding with Tokyo Auto Salon 2011, the car is now officially available for customers to buy both in and outside Japan.
The NISSAN NISMO GT-R RC is the latest entry to the RC (Racing Competition) line of high performance, production model race cars developed and outfitted by NISMO. It’s built up from the world renowned, top performance NISSAN GT-R (R35) road car. The body has been lightened, fitted for slick tires and equipped with safety equipment to ready it for competition use. During the car’s development, it was entered in the 2010 SUPER TAIKYU Round 4 at Fuji, where it confirmed its high performance, reliability and durability.
Fitted with the same VR38DETT and GR6 transmission that powers the road car, Nismo aren’t giving the exact power/torque specifications away except to say that they exceed 485ps and exceeds 60 kg/m of torque. We’ve seen the GT-R RC quite a few times on here before so the special aero, carbon and race preparations are certainly not new to you.
What is news though is the price, Nismo will build you a GT-R RC to order for 20,790,000 yen or around $250k USD for a circuit ready race car.
NISMO GT-R RC Specifications:
| Length | 4,650mm |
| Width | 1,895mm |
| Height | 1,370mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,780mm |
| Front track | 1,640mm |
| Rear Track | 1,640mm |
| Weight | 1,520kg |
| Engine Model | VR38DETT DOHC V6 |
| Cylinder | Bore 95.5 mm X Stroke 88.4 mm |
| Displacement | 3,799 cc |
| Power | over 357 horsepower @ 6,400 rpm (485ps/6,400rpm) |
| Torque | over 588 N?m @ 5,200 rpm (60kgm/5,200rpm) |
| Fuel Feed System | NISSAN EGI, electronic concentrated control fuel injection system |
| Front Suspension | Double Wishbone |
| Rear Suspension | Multi-link |
| Shock absorbers | Specially developed by NISMO for high performance driving (height adjustable) |
| Front brakes | Ventilated Disc Brake (rotor ø410 mm) |
| Rear Brakes | Ventilated Disc Brake (rotor ø380 mmÂj |
| Transmission | GR6 Dual Clutch Transmission |
| Drivetrain System | All-wheel Drive |
| Wheels (Fr / Rr) | specialized for 10.5J X 20 +25mm size wheels |
| Tires (Fr / RrÂj | ADVAN 290/710 R20 slick tire, standard for all RC models |
Source: Nismo
Global GT-R Nismo ST1 Spec GT-R Debuts in Altech GT Challenge South Africa
Back in September Nismo announced that they were adding an additional authorized NHPC outside of Japan that would be able to offer Nismo’s special edition GT-Rs. Global GT-R in South Africa was given this honor.
This includes not only the Nismo ClubSport Package but also makes them the first NHPC outside Japan to sell the Nismo RC ST1 race car which until now had only been seen during 2010 Japanese Super Taikyu series.
The first Nismo RC ST1 spec car in South Africa, the Global GT-R, made it’s racing debut in the Altech Challenge Series this month pit up against some serious GT cars at Kyalami Circuit. Racing in class A, they ended up in third place on the podium by the end of the day. Not a bad first day out.
Looks like the guys from Global GT-R have a full 2011 season ahead of them and hopefully they will continue to race and develop the Nismo RC ST1 car. It’s really great to see it on the track.
Source/Link: Global GT-R Website
Super Taikyu 2010: Debut for Team Daishin’s NISMO GT-R RC ST1 Spec Nissan GT-R at Okayama
NISMO have succeeded in spawning their first NISMO GT-R RC fielding race team with Team Daishin accepting the reins to their new R35 for the debut at round 5 of the Super Taikyu 2010 Championship series at Okayama Circuit, Japan.
The weekend started well for the team proving that the GT-R RC is already potent so early in it’s career as they managed to lap third fastest in qualifying and finishing third in the qualifying race behind the well established Petronas Z4M BMW cars.
Come race time however, hotter than expected track temperatures saw tire choices become critical. While the team was running strong in 3rd and 4th positions for most of the race, at lap 94 a front left tire blowout caused the GT-R to leave the track. While the team was able to make it back to pits, the time it cost was too great and they were forced to accept a 6th position in class finish (21st overall).
While the result is not the best the team is happy with the amount of data they collected on their debut outing and looks forward to the next round.
Source: Auto Sport Web
Link: Daishin Motorsports Website
Super Taikyu: NISMO GT-R RC Race Car Debut at Fuji Speedway
Well today was the day that Nismo could finally let the finished R35 GT-R RC out of the bag so to speak in final demonstration livery. The GT-R RC is seen here as it is preparing for Sunday’s final race as it’s entered into the Super Taikyu round 4 as an ST-1 class competitor.
The car you see here is what customers will be able to buy from Nismo in the near future in a similar vein to the Fairlady Z NISMO 380RS-C. Nismo hopes to show off the GT-R’s pace this weekend in order to attract buyers and they certainly have the right drivers for it. Hopefully all goes well for the guys and we’ll bring the results as we get them.
For now enjoy this massive photo gallery of the all new Nismo GT-R RC…
Photos: (C) Nissan
Nismo Super Taikyu ST-1 GT-R Specs Unveiled and New Spy Video
Nismo has released the specifications for their latest GT-R race car creation. The 2010 Super Taikyu ST-1 Class NISMO Nissan GT-R will debut in it’s first race next weekend at Fuji Speedway for Round 4 of the Super Taikyu 2010 series. The goal is to demonstrate the car in action for race teams to field in 2011 in much the same way as the 2010 GT1 spec GT-R raced 4 races in 2009 FIA GT Championships.
While we’ve translated the specifications, nothing super exciting is gleaned from them. Instead we spotted this video uploaded to Youtube of the car testing.
| Length | 4,650 mm |
| Width | 1,895 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,780 mm |
| Track (front) | 1,640 mm |
| Track (rear) | 1,640 mm |
| Tare Weight | Over 1,480 kg |
| Engine Type | VR38DETT |
| Displacement | 3,799 cc |
| Power Output | Over 485ps/6,400rpm |
| Torque Output | Over 60kgm/3,200-5,200rpm |
| Transmission Type | GR6 Dual Clutch Transmission |
| Brakes (Front) | Ventilated rotors (6 piston monoblock calipers) |
| Brakes (Rear) | Ventilated rotors (4 piston monoblock calipers) |
| Suspension (Front) | Double Wishbone |
| Suspension (Rear) | Multi Link |
| Drive System | 4 wheel drive |
| Wheels (Front) | R20 x 10.5JJ |
| Wheels (Rear) | R20 x 10.5JJ |
| Tires(Front) | 290/710 R20 |
| Tires(Rear) | 290/710 R20 |
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